Banana rack



Aug. 19, 1924. 1,505,539

E. W. BURKE BANANA RACK Filed Feb. 26. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 19',1924; 1,505,539

- I E. w. BURKE BANANA RACK Filed Feb. 26 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedAug. 19, 1924.

EDGAR w. BURKE, or Mon Uranium KANSASQ BANANA RACK.

Application filed February 26, 1923. Serial 1T0. 621,218.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it-known that I, EDGAR W. BURKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Monument, in the county of Logan and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Banana Racks,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in banana racks, the primary objectthereof residing in the provision of such a rack 'that may beexpeditiously attached to a desirable support the said rack adapted forswinging movement thereon for permitting of the bananas to be easilysecured to the rack, after which the same may be swung forwardly to itsproper supporting. position.

A further object of my invention is the provision of such a rack that iscomparat-ively simple of construction, and of such a nature as to bereadily secured to a desirable support.

With the above and other objects in view as the nature of the inventionis better understood, the same consists in the combina tion andarrangement of parts hereinafter shown and described.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference inclicate similarparts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of my improved rack, the same beingshown in position upon a store counter.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view there of Figure 3 is a sectionalview taken upon.

the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the bracket members employed inconjunction with my invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates a conventional form ofcounter, used in grocery stores, and the like. Upon the top of'thiscounter and preferably 3dr.

jacent one end thereof are a pair of spaced brackets 5, the same beingrigidly secured to the counter and comprising bottom walls 6 andvertical side walls 7, the edges of these side walls being preferablyinclined as more clearly shown in Figure 4.

My rack per se, includes a pair of vertically and forwardly extendinglegs 8, which are preferably in the form .of pipe sections, the top endsthereof being slightly inwardly, as more clearly shown in Figure 2, foradding strength to these legs. The lower ends of these legs 8 arepivotally secured between the side walls 7 of the said bracketsmthroughthe instrumentality of removable pivot pins 9, andconnected to ion.

said ends of the legs 8, are forwardly. exi tendin brace arms 10,consistin also of I I e pipe sections, and oined at their front ends bya connecting pipe 11. Formed upon the front ends of they said arms 10are verti cally extending pipe sections l2, the upper endsthereofbeingwelded or brazed to the said pipes constituting the legs 8.

Within the front ends of the pipe members constituting said legs 8 arethe ends of a hanger 13, these ends being brazed, vwelded or otherwiserigidly secured within the said ends. This hanger. v13 is preferably ofthe shape as shown, the front end thereof being formed with a book 14:,to which is secured one end of a banana stalk B, and in view of theabove description, it will be at once appreciated that in positioning astalk of bananas upon my rack, the same is swung rearwardly off of thecounter A, at which time, the banana stalk may be attached to the hook14' of the hanger 13, after which the rack is forcibly swung forwardlyupon i its pivots 9 into a position clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2,the said arms .10 as wellas the vertical pipe sections 12 assisting inmaintaining the said rack in such a position,

In view of the above description, it is believed that theadvantages andoperation of a rack of this character will be readily appreciatel bythose skilled in the art, and although I have herein shown and describedthe preferred embodiment of the invention, it 'is' nevertheless tobeunderstood that minor changes may be made therein, without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I clainras new, and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is: a

A rack comprising bracket'members havmg plane base surfaces adapted tobe mount 7 portions adapted to engage the base surportions of the legsand coming together faces of the brackets and retain the legs at apointbetween the legs and provided at acute angles with relation to theplanes With'a hook at their point of connection 10 of the base surfacesof the brackets, brace with each other.

portions connecting the ends of the arms In testimony whereof I affix mysignawith the intermediate portions of the legs, ture. converginghangers carried at the upper EDGAR W. BURKE.

